Skip to content
College Football

Alabama names acting head coach after Nick Saban tests positive for COVID-19

Adam Spencer

By Adam Spencer

Published:

presented by toyota

Wednesday brought the shocking news that Alabama head coach Nick Saban and AD Greg Byrne had tested positive for COVID-19.

Unless those were both false-positive tests, this means Saban won’t be able to coach Alabama’s game against Georgia on Saturday (assuming the players are healthy and don’t test positive themselves).

In a released statement, Saban revealed that OC Steve Sarkisian would be the acting head coach during his absence:

Sarkisian obviously has plenty of experience as a head coach. He was Washington’s head coach from 2009 to 2013 and USC’s head coach from 2014 to 2015. He has an overall record of 46-35 from those stops.

He has served as Alabama’s offensive coordinator since last season. His first test will be huge this weekend, as Georgia visits Tuscaloosa.

Adam Spencer

Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.

You might also like...

2025 RANKINGS

presented by rankings

RAPID REACTION

presented by rankings